Traditional Lands and Ways of Life of First Peoples

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Each group will research the First Nations found in the regions described below. What were the main traditional ways of life of each group in early times: hunting,gathering, fishing or farming? Once you have gathered your information, add it to the chart.
Cultural Region
Location
First Peoples
Traditional Ways of Life
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Eastern Woodlands
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Subarctic Woodlands

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Plains

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Arctic

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Western Plateau

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Northwest Coast

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Names of some First Peoples:
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Blackfoot (Siksika) Salish
Mohawk Algonquin
Nisga’a Assiniboine
Inuit Iroquois
Haida Innu
Mi’kmaq Huron (Wendat)
Kootenay Thule
Sioux (Dakota) Dene
Beothuk Ojibway
Cree (Plains, Woodlands)
Swampy Cree (Omushkego)
Tlingit


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